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Affixes Practice

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the correct definition for the suffix -able/-ible

a)

a state or quality

b)

capable of being

c)

characterized by

d)

like, to the extent of

2.

Select the correct suffix to add to the root word: continue

Flowers need ______ sunlight to grow.

a)

-ous

b)

-ly

c)

-ness

d)

-ent

3.

Select the correct suffix to add to the root word: sick

Her _____ got so bad, she had to go to the hospital.

a)

-ful

b)

-ous

c)

-ness

d)

-ly

4.

Select the correct suffix to add to the root word: enjoy

Running is something I do for ______.

a)

-less

b)

-ous

c)

-ful

d)

-ment

5.

Select the correct suffix to add to the root word: worth

I'm ______ without my coffee in the morning.

a)

-less

b)

-ful

c)

-ment

d)

-able

6.

Select the correct suffix to add to the root word: friend

Talking others makes you seem ______.

a)

-ment

b)

-less

c)

-ly

d)

-ness

7.

Which word contains a prefix that means "two or "twice"?

a)

Tricycle

b)

Bible

c)

Birthday

d)

Bilingual

8.

Which word contains a prefix that means "not/without"?

a)

illogical

b)

illusion

c)

iceberg

d)

insect

9.

Which words contains a prefix that means "before"?

a)

pretty

b)

preschool

c)

antebellum

d)

antisocial

10.

Which word contains a prefix that means "after"?

a)

Preview

b)

Postal

c)

Prepay

d)

Postgraduate

11.

Which words contain a prefix that means "in, into"?

a)

Implant

b)

immature

c)

irregular

d)

immigrant

12.

Which word contains a prefix "out, beyond"?

a)

Explode

b)

explain

c)

exactly

d)

energy

13.

Which word contains a prefix that means "half"?

a)

ham

b)

bicycle

c)

semisweet

d)

unfair

14.

Which prefix means "after or later"?

a)

Pre-

b)

Ante-

c)

Post-

15.

Which prefix means "out, beyond"?

a)

Un-

b)

Ex-/e-

c)

In-/im-

16.

Which word contains a prefix that means "half"?

a)

Henry

b)

Triangle

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Quarter